Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Babych ( uk, Олександр Олександрович Бабич; born 15 February 1979) is a Ukrainian professional

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and former player.

Playing career

Early years

Oleksandr Babych is a product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Youth system.

Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and Kremin Kremenchuk

After playing for Dnipro-2 in 1997, he left to play for Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and

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during the 1997–98 season.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

From 1998 to 2001, Babych stayed again with

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...

. He spent most of his playing time with the reserve teams Dnipro-2 and Dnipro-3; he did, however, play in a few games for the senior team.

Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya

He was transferred to Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya for the 2001–02 season. Babych scored the only goal in the relegation play-off game against Polissya Zhytomyr that allowed the

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team to stay in the top tier.

Anzhi Makhachkala

He was then spotted by the

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side

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

and was transferred to the club in 2003, playing there until 2005.

Metalist Kharkiv

His next stop was

Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years ...

. At Metalist, he soon became the vice-captain and played a vital role in the team's defence.

Chornomorets Odesa

In February 2009, he moved to

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ...

, where he was chosen

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on 15 July 2010, prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. The subsequent two seasons of his career were, however, marred by injuries, and Babych had to retire as a player on 2 March 2012.

Managerial career

He immediately became the manager of the Chornomorets youth squad, though.

Personal life

Babych is currently married to Natalia and has a daughter named Violetta.

External links

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Official Website Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Babych, Oleksandr 1979 births Living people People from Alchevsk Ukrainian footballers Association football defenders Ukrainian expatriate footballers FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni players FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC Chornomorets Odesa players FC Dnipro players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Oleksandriya players FC Kremin Kremenchuk players Expatriate footballers in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Ukrainian football managers FC Chornomorets Odesa managers FC Mariupol managers FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih managers Ukrainian Premier League managers Ukrainian First League managers Sportspeople from Luhansk Oblast